en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal The Last.fm journal for daoster. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2009/08/03/2wuqkw_tokyo_ska_jamboree...i_wish_i_was_in_japan_for_this... Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:10:08 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2009/08/03/2wuqkw_tokyo_ska_jamboree...i_wish_i_was_in_japan_for_this... Where else can you see Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, See Spot, and the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble together? In Japan of course!

Later this month, TSPO will be celebrating 20 years of giving Japan and the world (though mainly just Europe :(....) some of the best ska around by holding the first annual Tokyo Ska Jamboree. Artists will include (other than themselves), New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, See Spot, The 69Yobsters and King Nabe and the Vikings. If I was in Japan (or if I had the money), I would totally go to this...

http://www.tokyoskaj.net]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2008/07/23/22zljl_tatsuyuki_hiyamuta_leaves_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:10:57 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2008/07/23/22zljl_tatsuyuki_hiyamuta_leaves_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra Posted on the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra website.

Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta, alto sax, guitarist, and "agitate" man for Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, has announced his decision to leave the band.

Citing his nagging foot injury, which he received from a motorcycle accident in 1996 in Thailand, Hiyamuta has decided to leave the band in order to receive further treatment on his foot. He's had several large operations, but the constant touring and travelling has hindered his recovery.

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra have posted that they will continue on with just 9 people, rather than trying to replace Hiyamuta...which I personally think is a wise decision, because it would be almost impossible to replace Hiyamuta, who is one of the original members of Skapara since the 1980s.

Below is his statement (in Japanese):

いつも東京スカパラダイスオーケストラを応援してくれている皆さんへ。

このたび、冷牟田竜之は2008年7月17日をもって、東京スカパラダイスオーケストラを脱退します。

96年にタイで起きたバイク事故で足を怪我して以来、さまざまな治療法を試しながら、スカパラの活動を続けてきました。
今までもステージを休止するという形で数回まとまった治療をしてきましたが、思ったような効果が得られず、精神は前に進む一方なのに、体が追いつかないことで、ファンの皆さんの前で100%のライブができないことが自分自身のストレスにもなり、バンドとしての重荷にもなっていたと思います。

再び皆さんの前に立てることを目標に、足の治療に本気で専念することで、ファンの皆さんに対して、そしてスカパラに対してけじめをつけたいという答えに至りました。

スカパラはこれからも前に走り続けます。僕もまた治療をがんばって、音楽家として新たな刺激を見つけていきたいと思うので、引き続き冷牟田竜之、そして東京スカパラダイスオーケストラの応援よろしくお願いします。

冷牟田竜之]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2007/07/02/2kpp_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_summer_2007_european_tour Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:41:40 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2007/07/02/2kpp_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_summer_2007_european_tour Taken from the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra website! http://www.tokyoska.net

6/29 Holland Utrecht "Tivole De Helling"
http://www.tivoli.nl/

6/30 France Belfort"EUROKEENNES 07"
http://www.eurockeennes.fr/

7/01 France Ideaux Mendy“FESTIVAL EHZ"
http://www.festival-ehz.com/sommaire-eu.html

7/03 Spain Valencia"El Loco"
http://www.lococlub.org/

7/04 Spain Madrid“Heineken Arena"
http://www.salaheineken.com/

7/05 Spain Bilbao“Kafe Antzokia"
http://www.kafeantzokia.com/eus/bilbo.html

7/06 Spain Barcelona"Sara Apolo"
http://www.sala-apolo.com/

7/07 France Paris"Solidays Festival"
http://ns38432.ovh.net/~solidays/#

7/08 Belgium Brugge"Cactus Festival"
http://www.cactusfestival.be/

7/10 France Carcassonne "Caracassonne Festival"
http://www.carcassonne-festivaldelabastide.com

7/11 Italy Osoppo"Rototom Sunsplash"
http://www.rototomsunsplash.com/

7/12 Germany Erlangen"E-Werk"
http://www.e-werk.de/

7/13 Switzerland Montreux" Montreux Jazz Festival"
http://www.montreuxjazz.com/home.aspx

7/14 Germany Hagen" Pelmke"
http://www.pelmke.de/

7/15 Belgium Dour"Dour Festival07"
http://www.dourfestival.be/fr

7/17 Germany Munchen"Backstage"
http://www.backstage-online.com/

7/19 UK London"Meanfiddler"
http://www.meanfiddler.com

7/20 France Briouze"Art Sonic Festival"
http://www.festival-artsonic.com/

7/21 Holland Amsterdam"Melkweg"
http://www.melkweg.nl/


Enjoy you lucky Europeans!!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2007/02/02/2kpo_new_aggrolites_album_out_june_5th!!!!_ Fri, 2 Feb 2007 04:57:39 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2007/02/02/2kpo_new_aggrolites_album_out_june_5th!!!!_ According to their myspace bulletin, The Aggrolites, one of the greatest reggae groups of recent years, have just finished recording their third full length album last night!!!! It comes out June 5th! Brian Dixon said that it's their favorite album so far, and has a more JA sound than UK sound!

Look forward to it! I know I am!

If you guys don't know who these guys are, where have you been? Check them out now!!

http://myspace.com/theaggrolites
http://www.aggroreggae.com/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/12/18/2kpn_the_english_beat Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:29:55 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/12/18/2kpn_the_english_beat I am currently on a English Beat run...more specifically, the album, I Just Can't Stop It. Such a great album, I've been listening to it a lot over the past two weeks or so. My favorite song has to be Hands Off...She's Mine, but the album in general is a very strong album.

The English Beat, unfortunately, seems to be the most commonly forgotten band when people mention the Two Tone era.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/12/11/2kpm_my_christmas_playlist Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:57:42 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/12/11/2kpm_my_christmas_playlist Tis the season...and these are some tracks that get me into that Christmas-y feeling!

Christmas Ska - Also known as "JOY TO THE WORLD." When the song starts, with the horns blaring, it sounds like it could have come out of a church or concert hall, being played by an actual orchestra. Then the rest of the instruments come in, and you can't help but want to bob your head, or even possibly get up and dance. I find that this Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra cover THE best song to get into the mood.

Angels We Have Heard On High - I'm not the biggest fan of Brian Setzer Orchestra's two Christmas album...but there are a few songs that I really love, and this is one of them...great spin on a traditional song.

Everyday Christmas - I don't listen to much MU330 or ska-punk anymore, but every year, around this time, I always put on Winter Wonderland. "Everyday Christmas," the first track off that album is my absolute favorite song, since it puts off such a happy and vibrant mood that seems to fit this season really well.

The Destroyer - I don't think The Aggrolites intended this song to be a Christmas song, but the tune really does sound similar to Joy to The World...so it fits! I mean, with the organ, it just sounds even more like a Christmas song.

Run Run Rudolph - All I can say is that I love this song...nothing else I can really explain here.

Christmas Tree - King Stitt is toasting over a very catchy reggae tune, another one of those tunes where you just want to get up and dance, or at the very least bob your head.

Christmas Feeling Ska - Taken off the "Christmas Greetings from Studio One" album (one of the better reggae Christmas compilations), this The Maytals tune describes the holiday wonderfully.

A Little Christmas Gift - The horn intro starts off with the "Jingle Bells" tune. "Try giving somebody a little Christmas gift," the lyrics remind me of what Christmas really is about...the giving, rather than the receiving.

The Granville Williams Orchestra - Santa Claus is Ska-ing to Town - This is an instrumental version of the classic song, played by a little known ska band from the original era in Jamaica...it'll remind you of Christmas time when you were younger and you were singing this song in school.

That's all for now, but I'll be adding a few more onto the list!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/09/04/2kpl_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_european_tour_blog_(in_english)!_ Mon, 4 Sep 2006 02:24:50 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/09/04/2kpl_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_european_tour_blog_(in_english)!_ While Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra are touring the European countries right now, they have set up a tour blog...the good thing about this is that they have an English version of their blog, so the rest of the world can actually read it!

It's not the best of english, but it's readable.

http://www.tokyoska.jp/en/

And from what my friend from Belgium told me, it looks like their Belgium show is going to be the best! They'll be sharing the stage with The Moon Invaders and The The Aggrolites!!!! What I wouldn't give to see something like that.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/08/12/2kpk_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_and_puffy_collaboration Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:23:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/08/12/2kpk_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_and_puffy_collaboration Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra has recently worked with Japanese pop rock duo PUFFY (also known as Puffy Ami Yumi in the U.S.), and will release a single titled, "Hazumu Rhythm" on 9/20/06]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/07/07/2kpj_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_european_tour_2006 Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:46:08 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/07/07/2kpj_tokyo_ska_paradise_orchestra_european_tour_2006 Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra just announced some of their European dates on their website (www.tokyoska.net):

TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA -EUROPEAN TOUR’06-

08/25(fri) France / Corsept / Festival Courvre
http://www.couvrefeu.com/
08/26(sat) France / Paris / Rock En Seine Festival
http://www.rockenseine.com/
08/27(sun) Germany / Chiemsee / Festival
http://www.chiemsee-reggae.de/
08/30(wed) Spain / Barcelona / Apolo
08/31(thu) Spain / Madrid
09/06(wed) Switzerland / Winterthur / Salzhaus
http://www.salzhaus.ch/
09/07(thu) Switzerland / Bern / Bierhubello
http://www.bierhuebeli.ch/
09/08(fri) Switzerland / Montreux / Ned
http://www.ned.ch/
09/09(sat) France / Strasbourg / La Laiterie
http://www.laiterie.artefact.org/
09/10(sun) Belgium / Antwerp / Hof Ter Lo
http://www.ccluchtbal.org/
09/11(mon) Holland / Amsterdam / Melkweg
http://www.melkweg.nl/index.jsp

and more…]]> http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/05/26/2kpi_rest_in_peace,_desmond_dekker_:(_ Fri, 26 May 2006 02:22:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/daoster/journal/2006/05/26/2kpi_rest_in_peace,_desmond_dekker_:(_ Desmond Dekker - the man who rose to fame on Jamaica's airwaves with popular songs such as "The Israelites", "Intensified" and 007 - is dead.
The man who was christened Desmond Adolphus Dacres was born in July 16, 1941 died Thursday morning.

With his backing group, The Aces, Desmond Decker had the first international hit with The Israelites".

There are very few artistes left today who truly represented the best moments of the first decade of popular Jamaican music.

As a young man Desmond worked in a Jamaican welding shop. And his singing while working there served notice that he had quite a voice.

He had one thing in common with other Jamaican artistes such as Jimmy Cliff and Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker was produced by Leslie Kong of Beverly records.

He formed his group the Aces, which at times included Wilson James and various siblings from the Howard family, including Barry, Carl, Clive, and Patrick.

After changing his professional name to Dekker, in 1967 he and the group recorded 007 (Shanty Town), which made it to ..14 on the UK chart.

In 1963 his first break came with the single "Honour your father.

In 1968 the group won the festival song competition with the single - Intensified. His second album was also titled Intensified.

Another hit followed with the Israelites, this reached number one on the English pop charts in 1969.

The death of his guide and mentor Leslie Kong in 1971 was a tragic blow.

Desmond eventually migrated to England where he later modified his music for the English market.

His many hits and concerts made him a star among the English youths, who were then discovering the rhythmic patterns of reggae and who would ultimately imitate his Jamaican "rude boy" style.

Desmond became one of the leading lights of the music scene in Jamaica until the end of the 1960s and was particularly inspired and productive between 1966 and 1970.

He continued to perform and record into the 90's. With his death - he has gone down in history as one of those who paved the way around the world with the infectious beat - serving notice that reggae music had arrived.

Truly, the world has lost a legend today.]]>